Lectures on General Literature, Poetry, &c., Delivered at the Royal Institution in 1830 and 1831Harper & Bros., 1860 - 324 sider |
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... example of myself , who ( I know not by what mischance , in these my not old years and idlest times ) , having slipped into the title of a poet , am provoked to say something unto you , in defence of that my unelected vocation ; which ...
... example of myself , who ( I know not by what mischance , in these my not old years and idlest times ) , having slipped into the title of a poet , am provoked to say something unto you , in defence of that my unelected vocation ; which ...
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... examples abundant in the present day , from the songs of Robert Burns to the melodies of Thomas Moore . Yet something must be conceded occasionally on the part of the poets , though no more than may , at the same time , improve their ...
... examples abundant in the present day , from the songs of Robert Burns to the melodies of Thomas Moore . Yet something must be conceded occasionally on the part of the poets , though no more than may , at the same time , improve their ...
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... Michael Angelo ; and such ( to give an English example worthy to be named with these ; judging solely by the power which it exer- cises over the purest and most universal of human sympathies 24 THE PRE - EMINENCE OF POETRY .
... Michael Angelo ; and such ( to give an English example worthy to be named with these ; judging solely by the power which it exer- cises over the purest and most universal of human sympathies 24 THE PRE - EMINENCE OF POETRY .
Side 25
... example of all that the eye could desire , the imagination conceive , or the hand execute . Now , poetry is a school of sculpture , in which the art flourishes , not in marble or brass , but in that which outlasts both , -in letters ...
... example of all that the eye could desire , the imagination conceive , or the hand execute . Now , poetry is a school of sculpture , in which the art flourishes , not in marble or brass , but in that which outlasts both , -in letters ...
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... example , it is exceedingly curious to remark with what scrupulous care and minuteness , personal appearance , stature , bulk , com- plexion , age , and other incidents , are exhibited , for the purpose of giving life and reality to the ...
... example , it is exceedingly curious to remark with what scrupulous care and minuteness , personal appearance , stature , bulk , com- plexion , age , and other incidents , are exhibited , for the purpose of giving life and reality to the ...
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